The holidays are upon us, and after the year that has been I think we all need something better than good, bad, and ugly. So, for a limited time, it will be possible to not only buy my new book (CreateSpace, Amazon , Kindle ) but you can get print versions of ADV: Travels to Al Qa'im and Beyond and ADV: Travels with Team Easy at a reduced price; and, through the weekend you can get the Kindle version of A Different View: Travels to Al Qa'im and Beyond at the sale price of $2.99 and you can get the Kindle version of A Different View: Travels with Team Easy, Iraq 2007 for free. A Different View: DJ, Doura, and Arab Jabour (Volume 3) is a view of the day-to-day life of the troops. It shares one of the most amazing Christmas dinners I've ever had, and it shares a bit about Operation Puppy Love. More than that, it shows how far things had come, and the hope on all sides that existed in late 2007/early 2008. It shares what was tossed away for domestic political purposes, and stands in stark contrast to the situation today. I think you really need to read Sarah A. Hoyt's entire introduction, but this part captures so much of what I hope is shown in the images: Children don’t understand about budgetary demands, or the expedient chicanery of partisan propaganda. All these children who survive will remember is that they were shown something unspeakably beautiful, something they might not have fully understood, but sensed. They were told it could be theirs. And then it was withdrawn. Forever. The cost of what was done is high, and while we can fix things to some extent, the cost to go back and do so again will be many times more than what was, or could have been. Trust is something earned, and that is gone. The three books show the day-to-day life of our troops, and share a bit of the cost even as they show what was, what was building. Together, they present a portrait, and through the weekend you can get the complete portrait at a discount or for free. Crossposted at Laughing Wolf
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